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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
May. 17, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Babak Makkinejad, Troy, MI (US);
Paul E. Krajewski, Troy, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Presented are smart vehicle systems with control logic that provision virtual rumble strip functionality, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such systems. A method of operating a vehicle includes a vehicle controller wirelessly receiving location data indicative of the vehicle's real-time location, and then retrieving geopositional data associated with the vehicle's real-time location and containing a virtual rumble strip zone. The vehicle controller then determines a virtual characteristic set that defines a series of virtual rumble strips within the virtual rumble strip zone, and concurrently determines a sequence of haptic cues that simulate the virtual rumble strips. The vehicle controller detects when the vehicle's real-time location enters the virtual rumble strip zone; upon detecting entry of the vehicle into the virtual rumble strip zone, the controller responsively commands the haptic feedback system to generate the sequence of haptic cues perceptible by an occupant of the vehicle.